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A member of the "Greatest Generation." The B-17 Bomber Pilot has "slipped the surly bonds of earth", and...Ana Air Base. He completed his training as a pilot on the B-17 Flying Fortress and was assigned to various bases in the...

...After one short year, he enlisted in the Air Force where he served as an airplane and engine mechanic and gunner on a B-17 in Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe. Lou and Majorie Wheeler of Amarillo were married October 7, 1946...

...east of the city limits and went through several transformations in its 24-year life. It opened as a training center for B-17 and B-29 bomber maintenance, then switched to B-47 bomber mechanic instruction, and later was repurposed to house...

...to tell you that," causing a wave of laughter throughout the room.Another told the harrowing story of being aboard a B-17 bomber shot down during World War II. An anti-aircraft round struck a fuel transfer system mere feet away, the man said...

...day, asking if I hadn't flown in a B-17 last year. Yes, I nodded. It was...Liberty Belle, a restored World War II B-17 Flying Fortress. What was left was...media tour later in the day.The famous B-17 leveled destruction in both theaters...

B-17 buzzes into town Amarillo is one of 17 stops on the fall tour of the B-17, dubbed Aluminum Overcast. Aluminum Overcast...contrast aft of the large, four-engined B-17 at TAC Air. "It's a whole different world...

...Who: The Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing. What: Tours and flights of the vintage airplane Sentimental Journey, a B-17 Flying Fortress, and other events. A $6 donation is requested for tours and a $395 fare is charged for the 45-minute...

LUBBOCK - A B-17 Flying Fortress, an iconic bomber of World...Commemorative Air Force is bringing the B-17 to Lubbock, volunteers Randy Sanders and...that will be in Lubbock, "This is the the B-17, which is probably the most iconic aircraft...

...Sparling III, trained to be a U.S. Army Air Forces B-17 tailgunner at the wartime airfield in Dalhart.When our...inoperable Browning .50-caliber machine guns from the B-17.Although my brother was wounded, he managed to kill one...